Attachment for coat-hangers.



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APPLIQATIOH FILED IA Y 6,1909. 7

Patented July 6, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

NATHAN E. WEIGLE,

OF WEIR, KANSA S.

ATTACHMENT FOR COAT-HANGERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN E. IVEIGLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vi eir, in the county of Cherokee, State of Kansas, have invented certain new an d useful Improvements in Attachments for Coat- Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a coat hanger attachment and more particularly to the class of attachments for coat hangers to permit the hanging of trousers and vests thereon.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an attachment of this character in which one or more pairs of trousers may be mounted or supported by the ordinary clothes hanger or what is more commonly called a coat hanger, so as to keep all parts of a suit together and that will permit any part of the said suit to be removed easily without disturbing the other )arts thereof.

Another object of t e invention is the provision of an attachment of this character which can be mounted upon coat hangers of varying styles for the purpose of hanging trousers and vests and also ladies skirts, so that a complete suit may be held by the hanger and attachment carried thereby.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment which may be manufactured at a minimum cost, requiring few )arts to produce the article, and that is simp e in construction and thoroughly efficient in function.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of arts, as will be hereinafter more fully descri ed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred form of embodiment of the invention to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same and as brought out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is an elevation of the attachment as applied to a coat hanger. Fig. 2 is a similar view looking toward the opposite side of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view with the sections opened and clamping trousers between the same.

Similar reference characters indicate cor- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 6, 1909.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 494,394.

responding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

In the drawings the numeral 5 designates a coat hanger which is of the usual construction, provided with a suspension hook 6, so that the same may be hung up in a closet or other desirable place.

To the center portion of the hanger 5 is adapted to be detachably mounted an attachment comprising an inverted spring clamp yoke 7, the latter preferably formed of a steel spring strip bent to provide inwardly converging arms 8, the same mutually united by a cross connecting portion 9, formed with a U-shaped seat 10, to receive the center portion of a hanger 5, when mounted to the latter.

Secured to the free extremities of the arms 8, are clamp sections or bars 11, the latter coextensive with each other and disposed in parallelism. The clamping sections 11, are adapted to be spread. apart to permit the in sertion of trousers or vests to be supported by the hanger.

Connected with. one of the arms 8, and proj ecting through a suitable opening formed in the other arm is a pin 12, the latter having at its outer free end a detachable finger button 13, for a purpose that will be hereinafter described. Surrounding the pin is a coiled expansion spring 14, the latter having one end bearing against the adjacent arm 8, and its opposite end bearing against the finger button 13, and this spring 14, serves to normally hold the clamp sections 11, in close relation to each other and also permits the said sections to be held under tension when sepa rated for the insertion of trousers or other garments therebetween.

Fixed to one of the arms 8 is a handle piece 15, which latter is adapted to be engaged by the hand of a person and when so engaging it the thumb of the hand is adapted to engage and press upon the finger button 13, so as to spread the sections 11 apart to enable the insertion or removal of trousers or the like between the clamp sections of the attachment.

Secured to the inner faces of the clamp sections 11, are corrugated rubber strips 16, which are adapted to contact with the cloth or material of the trousers or vest when the clamp sections are gripping the same so as to prevent any possibility of the accidental slipping of said trousers or vest from between the clamping sections of the attachment. mounted on the pin, a coiled expansion 15 Furthermore these rubber strips protect the trousers from any possible injury that might result from the rusting of the attachment should the same be hung in a damp place.

What is claimed is The combination with a coat hanger, of a yoke detachably secured centrally to the hanger and having inwardly converging resilient arms, clamp sections secured to the free ends of the said arms and arranged in parallel relation to each other, a pin fixed to one arm and loosely passing through the other arm, a finger button detachably spring surrounding the pin and having one end bearing against the finger button and its opposite end bearing against the adjacent arm to tension the clamp sections, resilient strips secured to the inner faces of the clamp sections, and a handle "fixed to one of the arms.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

NATHAN E. WEIGLE.

Witnesses:

JAs. C. BROADLEY, W. Y. MILLER. 

